_Ingredients._—The weight of 4 eggs in pounded loaf sugar, the weight
of 7 in flour, a little grated lemon-rind, or essence of almonds, or
orange-flower water. _Mode._—Break the 7 eggs, putting the yolks into
one basin and the whites into another. Whisk the former, and mix with
them the sugar, the grated lemon-rind, or any other flavouring to
taste; heat them well together, and add the whites of the eggs, whisked
to a froth. Put in the flour by degrees, continuing to beat the mixture
for ¼ hour, butter a mould, pour in the cake, and bake it from 1¼ to 1½
hour. This is a very nice cake for desert, and may be iced for a supper
table, or cut into slices and spread with jam, which converts it into
sandwiches. _Time._—1¼ to 1½ hour. _Average cost_, 1_s._ _Sufficient_
for 1 cake. _Seasonable_ at any time.
SEA-BREAM, Baked.
_Ingredients._—1 bream. Seasoning to taste of salt, pepper, and
cayenne; ¼ lb. of butter. _Mode._—Well wash the bream, but do not
remove the scales, and wipe away all moisture with a nice dry cloth.
Season it inside and out with salt, pepper, and cayenne, and lay it in
a baking-dish. Place the butter, in small pieces, upon the fish, and
bake for rather more than ½ an hour. To stuff this fish before baking,
will be found a great improvement. _Time._—Rather more than ½ an hour.
_Seasonable_ in summer.
_Note._—This fish may be broiled over a nice clear fire, and served
with a good brown gravy or white sauce, or it may be stewed in wine.
SEA-KALE, Boiled.
_Ingredients._—To each ½ gallon of water allow one heaped tablespoonful
of salt. _Mode._—Well wash the kale, cut away any worm-eaten pieces,
and tie it into small bunches; put it into _boiling_ water, salted in
the above proportion, and let it boil quickly until tender. Take it
out, drain, untie the bunches, and serve with plain melted butter or
white sauce, a little of which may be poured over the kale. Sea-kale
may also be parboiled and stewed in good brown gravy: it will then take
about ½ hour altogether. _Time._—15 minutes; when liked very thoroughly
done, allow an extra 5 minutes. _Average cost_, in full season,
9_d._ per basket. _Sufficient._—Allow 12 heads for 4 or 5 persons.
_Seasonable_ from February to June.
[Illustration: BOILED SEA-KALE.]